This Land Development Code shall apply to all development, public and private, throughout the City of Hickory and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ). No building, structure, land or water shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building, structure, or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, moved, located or structurally altered except in conformity with the Land  Development Code. A map showing the boundaries of the City’s planning jurisdiction may be found online here. For questions regarding the Land Development Code, please contact the Planning and Development Division. 

The Hickory by Choice Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code underwent a significant overhaul in 2010. For a summary of the changes and updates, please click here.

Land Development Code (entire document):

Land Development Code

Land Development Code (by article):

Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introductory Provisions
Chapter 2 - Development Review Procedures
Chapter 3 - Base Zoning Districts
Chapter 4 - Overlay Districts
Chapter 5 - Planned Developments
Chapter 6 - Use Regulations
Chapter 7 - Intensity, Dimensional, and Design Standards
Chapter 8 - Subdivision Design Standards
Chapter 9 - Standards of General Applicability
Chapter 10 - Sign Regulations
Chapter 11 - Stormwater Management
Chapter 12 - Nonconformities
Chapter 13 - Violations, Penalties, and Enforcement
Chapter 14 - Definitions